时间:2018-12-08 作者:英语课 分类:2018年VOA慢速英语(二)月


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Thousands of mourning fans paid their respects Wednesday to one of Bollywood’s biggest stars, Sridevi Kapoor.


数万名悲痛的粉丝周三向宝莱坞巨星诗丽黛玮·阿雅潘(Sridevi Kapoor)表达悼念。


The actress drowned in a hotel bathtub February 24 in Dubai, where she was attending a wedding. She was 54 years old.


这位女演员2月24日在迪拜参加婚礼时,在当地一家酒店的浴缸里溺亡,时年54岁。


Sridevi’s body was flown home from Dubai to Mumbai on Tuesday night and taken to a private club. By early Wednesday, tens of thousands of sad and shaken fans had formed a line outside the club for their chance to honor 1 her.


周二晚上,诗丽黛玮的遗体从迪拜空运回孟买,并被送到一家私人俱乐部。到周三早上,数千名悲痛和震惊的粉丝在该俱乐部门外排成长龙,以便有机会凭吊她。


One mourner named Prashant said he arrived in the early morning. He told the Associated Press he had seen all Sridevi’s movies. Prashant held a small collection of flowers. “No matter how long I have to wait, I will wait. I’ll wait until I’m able to pay my respects,” he said.


一位名为普拉桑特(Prashant)的吊唁者表示,他一早就到了。他对美联社表示,他看过诗丽黛玮演的所有电影。普拉桑特手捧一小束鲜花。他说:“不管等多久我都会一直等着。我会一直等到能够进去吊唁。”


Inside the club, the actress’s body was placed on a raised surface. The room held many flowers. Her husband, producer Boney Kapoor, and daughters stood by the body as fans and friends walked past in respect.


在俱乐部内部,这位女演员的遗体被安放在一个凸起的表面上。房间里布满了鲜花。她的丈夫、制片人博尼·卡浦尔(Boney Kapoor)以及女儿们站在遗体旁边,她的粉丝和好友们走过去凭吊。


Fans also lined the roads to watch as the vehicle carrying her body to the passed on its way to the funeral. Sridevi’s body was covered with an Indian flag. She was cremated 3 with state honors 4.


粉丝们还在路旁列队,目送着灵车开向葬礼。诗丽黛玮的遗体上覆盖着印度国旗,她被以国礼火化。


Sridevi appeared in more than 300 movies, beginning as a child actor in south India. She appeared in her first Bollywood production in 1978. She starred in many hit films, including 1987’s Mr. India, in which she played an investigative reporter.


诗丽黛玮从南印度的一名童星起步,参演了300多部电影。1978年她参演了第一部宝莱坞电影。她出演了许多热门电影,包括1987年的《印度先生》,她在该片中扮演一名调查记者。


Sridevi’s involvement in a film could make it a blockbuster. She commanded top earnings 5 as a result.


诗丽黛玮参演的电影都会大热,她因此获得了高额收入。


In 1997, she married Kapoor, a producer on many of her films. She took a break from making films for many years while she raised her two daughters.


1997年,她和她多部电影的制片人卡浦尔结婚。她在抚养两个女儿的时候息影了多年。


She returned to work in 2012. She appeared in “English Vinglish,” in which she played a quiet housewife who decides to learn English to fit in more with her family.


2012年她重回影坛,出演了《印式英语》。在这部影片中,她扮演了一位文静的家庭主妇,这位主妇决定学习英语以便更加适应她的家庭。


In 2017, she starred in “Mom,” playing a woman seeking vengeance 6 for the rape 7 of her stepdaughter.


2017年,她主演了《母亲》,扮演了一位为继女被强奸而寻仇的女性。


Over the last few years, Sridevi had been preparing her older daughter, Janhvi Kapoor, for her first Bollywood film. The movie is set for release 8 later this year.


在过去几年里,诗丽黛玮一直在筹备她大女儿詹维·卡浦尔(Janhvi Kapoor)的首部宝莱坞电影。这部电影将于今年晚些时候上映。


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bathtub - n. a large and long container in which people take baths or showers


club - n. ?a business that provides entertainment (such as music, dancing, or a show)?


cremate 2 - v. ?to burn (the body of a person who has died)?


blockbuster - n. ?something that is very large, expensive, or successful


vengeance - n. ?the act of doing something to hurt someone because that person did something that hurt you or someone else



1 honor
n.光荣;敬意;荣幸;vt.给…以荣誉;尊敬
  • I take your visit as a great honor.您的来访是我莫大的光荣。
  • It is a great honor to receive that prize.能拿到那个奖是无上的光荣。
2 cremate
v.火葬,烧成灰
  • She wants Chris to be cremated.她想把克里斯的尸体火化。
  • Laowang explains: "Combustion is cremate, degenerating is inhumation. "老王解释道:“燃烧就是火葬,腐朽就是土葬。”
3 cremated
v.火葬,火化(尸体)( cremate的过去式和过去分词 )
  • He wants to is cremated, not buried. 他要火葬,不要土葬。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The bodies were cremated on the shore. 他们的尸体在海边火化了。 来自辞典例句
4 honors
n.礼仪;荣典;礼节; 大学荣誉学位;大学优等成绩;尊敬( honor的名词复数 );敬意;荣誉;光荣
  • He aims at honors. 他力求名誉。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • We did the last honors to his remains. 我们向他的遗体告别。 来自《简明英汉词典》
5 earnings
n.工资收人;利润,利益,所得
  • That old man lives on the earnings of his daughter.那个老人靠他女儿的收入维持生活。
  • Last year there was a 20% decrease in his earnings.去年他的收入减少了20%。
6 vengeance
n.报复,报仇,复仇
  • He swore vengeance against the men who murdered his father.他发誓要向那些杀害他父亲的人报仇。
  • For years he brooded vengeance.多年来他一直在盘算报仇。
7 rape
n.抢夺,掠夺,强奸;vt.掠夺,抢夺,强奸
  • The rape of the countryside had a profound ravage on them.对乡村的掠夺给他们造成严重创伤。
  • He was brought to court and charged with rape.他被带到法庭并被指控犯有强奸罪。
8 release
vt.发布,发表,发行;释放,放开
  • After my examination I had a feeling of release.考完试后我有如释重负之感。
  • This medicine will give you release from pain.这药吃后会解除你的疼痛。
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